New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-13

In Pine-st about noon yesterday a workman was
observed making frantic efforts to extract old tin
pail from pile Of shaking lime without burning himself
the pail had been safely taken ont he pulled out OF
1t lot OF old rags From the he unroed three
four big potatoes. They were steaming hot and had
cracked open with the heat He sat down on pile OF
lumber with his little daughter beside him and pro
oeeded TO make meal off his baked potatoes uncOn
cernedly az though it the thing In the
world to use shaking lime for bake oven ana qne re
gardless of the fact that half hundred persons had
stopped TO witness the novel cookery.
Theodore " Vail divides his time between the manage
ment of the Metropolitan Bell Telephone Company. the
Phoenix Construction Company which has the contract
build the subways by which the wires to he put
under ground; the Electrical Accumulation Company,
which has accomplished the storage of electricity for
light and for motive power and of the finest yachts
In York The yacht gets the greater share
his time although he at his office in lower Broad
way daily The red sunburn his big face is height
ened in by with broad white Panama hat
panes mentioned has other wide business interests.
am told that he i aeeamalatlng wealth rapliy lie is
of the affairs OF company which has patent appl
ances for heating buildings BY hot water
John d. Lynch, OF Mississippi. made a flying visit
to New-York within day or two. He did not register
at a hotel and he kept himself secluded from public
gaze. But lie was seen In earnest conference with
Colonel W. r. Canaday. sergeantatArms of the United
States Senate, who is said to have undertaken to
some of Southern Republican delegations for Senator
Sherman in the Republican National Convention. Can
aday had Just from flying trip TO Montreal where
he met Senator sherman before the latter departed for
the Pacific Coast. Lynch was formerly Congressman
from Mississippi and is conceded 10 be OF the abest
and shrewdest colored men In the South. He put
forward by the Arthur men In the National Convention
OF 1884 candidate for temporary chairman against
General Powell Clayton OF Arkansas, who selected
by the National Committee aud who Blaine
Lynch received the E1munds vote ana thns defeated
Clayton He Is a mulatto. slender in figure. with
scarcely trace Of black ancestry In his face which Is
adorned with a hugo musacbe
Colonel Whitfield, who formerly postmaster at
Cincinnati and of the leading Republicans OF
Southern Ohio Is at the Aston House He is president
OF the Board OF Public Affairs of Cincinnati 1t
spends somewhat TO the Department OF Public Works
here Tho Colonels mission In New York Is Inspect
the STRENGTHENING stem and gather information for
use in Cincinnati He says there will not be grease
spot OF the OHIO Democracy after this falls cleo
ton.
Inspector williams the only cool man in his old
police precinct receipt OF the OF his promo
ton 1t was talked about everywhere in the precinct
but especially the hotels clubs and business houses
The ns pector has been popular rs police captain
that attempts HIN have met with almost uni
versa opposition the precinct There IS already talk
OF a testimonial 10 be presented 10 HIN from cuLens
who rejoice over his promotion.